BY RUTH RICE
RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM
Events
Fit as a fiddle
The Chamber Music Series of Greater Johnstown will close its season with virtuoso violinist Ann Fontanella at 7 tonight at First Presbyterian Church, 309 Lincoln St., downtown Johnstown.
Fontanella, along with her piano accompanist David Pasbrig, will conduct a master class for violin students at 2:30.
Tickets are $17 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students.
Information: 255-6292 or 255-7116.
Watercolor wanderings
A collection of watercolors by Mary F. Lessard will be on display through May 23 at the Commons Art Gallery at Forest Hills Elementary School, Sidman.
Venetian tryouts
Auditions for Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company’s “Merchant of Venice” will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Tioga Street pavilion at Stackhouse Park, Westmont.
The production will be staged at 7 p.m. July 11 and 12 and July 16-19 at Stackhouse.
Information: 539-9500.
Shining singing
“On This Shining Night,” the spring concert of Greater Johnstown Community Chorus, will be presented at 7 tonight at First Lutheran Church, 415 Vine St., downtown Johnstown, and at 7 p.m. Saturday at Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., Windber.
Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 for those 55 and older and $7 in advance.
Information: 539-0795.
Dramatic duo
“Noises Off,” a comedy that shows the backstage workings of a play, will be presented by the Forest Hills drama department at 7:30 tonight through Sunday in the high school auditorium, Sidman.
Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for students in high school and younger.
“The Sounds of Broadway: 65 Years of the Great White Way,” a musical dinner theater featuring signature numbers from some of Broadway’s greatest shows, will be presented at 6:30 p.m. May 30-31 and June 1.
Dinner-theater tickets, which are $12 for adults and $10 for students in high school and younger, will go on sale Thursday.
Tickets for the show only are $6 for adults and $4 for students in high school and younger.
Information: 487-7613.
In focus
Greater Johnstown Camera Club’s annual photography contest will be held through May 18 at The Galleria, Richland Township.
Information: www.inphocus.info.
Short history
Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company members will present “The Complete History of Johnstown-Abridged aka Our Town ’Cept Different” at 7 tonight at Boulevard Grill, 165 Southmont Blvd., Johnstown.
Band of Brothers memberships are $15 for seniors and students, $20 for individuals, $30 for couples, $50 for households and $100 for gold memberships.
Information: 539-9500.
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Out & About | Fit as a fiddle
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Kick up your heels | Three-day Friendly City PolkaFest will offer different styles
The area’s ancestral music and ethnic food will be key components as the Friendly City PolkaFest returns to Johnstown’s Cambria City neighborhood.
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Religion in brief | First Lutheran pastor will speak from Acts
Pentecost will be celebrated at 5:30 tonight and 10:45 a.m. Sunday at First Lutheran Church, 415 Vine St., Johnstown. The Rev. Eleanor Abarno, pastor, will focus on Acts 2. Communion will be served at both services.
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Events | What's on tap locally
“Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” opens the season at Cresson Lake Playhouse, 279 Shapiro Road, Loretto.
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Hats take center stage at Art Works
Hat Ladies of Johnstown are about to strut their stuff again. The 15th annual Hat Show will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Art Works, 413 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
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Tribute group will have audience on 'Cloud Nine'
Members of the audience will be tempted to think it’s just their imagination that a top Motown act is onstage. The Legacy of The Temptations will bring the sounds of Motown to the area at 8 p.m. June 2 at Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., Windber.
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Memorial Day services planned throughout area
Soldiers and sailors who served America will be honored during Memorial Day ceremonies.
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Lively musical to open season at Cresson Lake Playhouse
Audiences at Cresson Lake Playhouse have been infatuated by musicals written by Roger Bean, and its newest production of “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” should be no exception.
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Dance students will present recital
The annual recital for students of Sharon’s Dance Studio will be held at 7 p.m. June 2 and 6 p.m. June 3 at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Road, Richland Township.
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'A community event' | Frank Filia will kick off Jazz Along the River series on Friday
Cool jazz and hot food will keep flowing for the 14th year. Jazz Along the River series will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church Pavilion, Fifth Avenue and Power Street in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
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Stonycreek Rendezvous, Sci-fi in the Valley, highlight event schedule
The 2012 Stonycreek Rendezvous will be held today through Sunday at Greenhouse Park near Tire Hill. The three-day event, sponsored by Benscreek Canoe Club, will feature kayaking, canoeing, white-water rafting, boating vendors and music.
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